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Recent film-industry headlines from leading publications, with short summaries and links back to the original stories.
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Season 2 to Premiere March 2027, Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt to Guest Star
The news was shared on a Paramount+ panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday, which also featured a conversation with William Shatner and Ben Stiller.
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Season 2 Release Date & Photos; Bill Nighy & Rosemarie DeWitt To Guest Star
We have a release date for the second and final season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The sophomore season will premiere in March 2027, it was announced Saturday during the Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic Con. The panel included series star Holly Hunter, along with Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, Karim Diané, Robert […]
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Season 2 Adds Bill Nighy, Rosemarie DeWitt in Guest Roles
Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt are set to guest star in “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” Season 2. The announcement was revealed during the “Star Trek” panel at New York Comic-Con on Saturday. Nighy will play Nahla’s (Holly Hunter) estranged father, Nyk Ake, while DeWitt will play Tarima’s (Zoë Steiner) mother, Laytha Sadal, the First Lady […]
Where to Watch WWE Money in the Bank 2026 Online
This year's wrestling event is held at New Orleans' Smoothie King Center on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Says A.I. Is Being Trained to ‘Hijack Your Intimacy’: ‘We Should Be Concerned’
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who has added United Nations’ global advocate of human-centric digital governance to his resumé, has warned the public to be “concerned about the people building A.I.” and how the technology is being trained to “hijack your intimacy” in a vlog-style video interview with The New York Times published on Saturday. When the outlet […]
‘Tenzing’ Review: A Remarkable Adventure That Puts the Audience Right Up on Mount Everest, Along with the First Two Men — One a Sherpa, Overlooked by History — to Scale It
"Tenzing" earns its inspirational fervor, but the reason it fits into the new wave of mountain-climbing movies is that the director, Jennifer Peedom, an Australian who’s been making documentaries about mountain-climbing for 18 years, has staged the film with a you-are-there authenticity that’s breathtaking but never showy. She’s a classicist; this is a movie that, in spirit, you could imagine John Huston or Howard Hawks having directed.
Nicolas Cage Didn’t Sign AI Waiver For ‘Spider-Noir’ & “Probably” Won’t Work Again With “AI-Friendly” Amazon; Teases ‘True Detective’ Role
Nicolas Cage told a New York Comic-Con audience today that, yes, he’s likely to do a season of HBO’s True Detective, as rumored, and no, he’s not likely to work again with Spider-Noir streamer Prime Video because Amazon is “very AI-friendly.” Currently at work on the film Perish, Cage took part in a Spotlight panel […]
Andy Allo To Guest Star On ‘The Rookie: North’
Andy Allo (Upload, Pitch Perfect) will guest star in ABC’s The Rookie: North as Brooke, a warm, smart, attractive, and effortlessly charming first-year ER resident who is still adjusting to the pressures of the job. Brooke handles it all with humor, empathy, and confidence, and she quickly forms a connection with a rookie police officer […]
Mariska Hargitay on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Premiere That Seemed to Echo the Cornell Case
The episode is meant to highlight New York's voluntary intoxication loophole, which says that overly intoxicated people can still give consent if they were not forced to drink.
Here’s How to Watch WWE Money in the Bank 2026 Live Online
After an epic two-night SummerSlam event with Roman Reigns defeated Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Title and Liv Morgan defeated Iyo Sky to retain the Women’s World Title, WWE travels to New Orleans for WWE Money in the Bank, a premium live event on Saturday, Oct. 10. The event features five bouts, including two […]
‘Other Mommy’ Cooks At No. 1, ‘Social Reckoning’ Ghosted; ‘Verity’, ‘Resident Evil’ Nice Holds & ‘The Odyssey’ Back In Top 10 – Box Office Update
SATURDAY UPDATE: Horror Other Mommy from Universal is now eyeing a $28 million weekend with 3,365 playdates, barreling ahead atop the box office. The film is so far playing well across the board but best in the West, South and South Central U.S, with LA’s AMC Burbank the top grossing cinema. Tracking was strong on […]
Alabama vs. Georgia: Where to Watch the SEC Game Online
Here's how to livestream the Oct. 10 college football matchup between the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide.
Ailing Barry Manilow Cancels Tonight’s Vegas Performance
An ailing Barry Manilow has canceled tonight’s performance at the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino after cutting short last night’s show. Tonight’s cancellation comes just two days after the singer’s much-anticipated return to the Vegas residency on Thursday after a six-week hiatus. Manilow has been treated for the lung cancer […]
Oscars: U.K. Selects Iran Doc ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution’ as Best International Feature Entry
Pegah Ahangarani's film was made in the U.K. and won the L’Oeil d’Or for best documentary at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Live-Action TV Series to Begin Shooting in 2027, More Details Coming ‘Very Soon’
Peacock’s “Dungeon Crawler Carl” live-action TV series will begin shooting next year, author Matt Dinniman and Universal TV execs revealed Saturday. “We are starting to see drafts and outlines, and we’ve gotten the whole series pitch, which is really exciting, but it’s continued to evolve,” Universal Global Television scripted series chief Kelsey Balance said during […]
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Sets Premiere For Hulu Holiday Short; Releases First-Look Clip
A snowstorm is coming, at least if the kids of Bob’s Burgers have anything to say about it. A clip from the show’s upcoming Hulu-exclusive holiday short, “On the Fort Day of Christmas,” was unveiled today at New York Comic-Con, and the Belcher kids are getting their hopes up for some wintertime fun. The synopsis: […]
Barry Manilow Makes Early Exit From Second Night of Vegas Residency Comeback, Cancels Saturday Night Show
Following a long-anticipated return to the stage Thursday night, Barry Manilow put an early halt to Friday’s concert and has canceled his Saturday show at the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. “After a triumphant welcome-back concert on Thursday, Barry got hit with bronchitis and had to cancel his Friday and […]
‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Author Tomi Adeyemi Quietly Cancels New York Comic Con Panel
Author Tomi Adeyemi canceled her previously announced New York Comic Con (NYCC) panel, where she was set to promote her new book, “The Siren.” No announcement from Adeyemi or NYCC organizer ReedPop was made ahead of the panel’s planned Saturday slot, leaving fans questioning what led her to pull out and when. A source tells […]
Remembering ‘Romeo + Juliet’: When Baz Luhrmann Put Leo in an Hawaiian Shirt
Thirty years ago, DiCaprio and Claire Danes played the star-crossed lovers in Verona Beach.
‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’ Reveals Season 3 Title & Premiere Date
The third season of AMC+’s Mayfair Witches series will premiere this December with a new, or at least expanded, title. Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches: Salem Coven – the last two words are the new part – will premiere on Wednesday, December 30. The title and season launch date were unveiled by AMC Global Media at […]
Nicolas Cage Teases ‘True Detective’ Role, Says He “Probably” Won’t Work With Prime Video Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir’
While appearing on a spotlight panel at NYCC on Saturday morning, the actor also joked that his next 'National Treasure' film would focus on the Epstein files: “That’s relevant.”
Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’
Nicolas Cage is speaking out against Amazon after the company, which developed “Spider-Noir” for Prime Video, allegedly asked him to sign an AI waiver. “Amazon is a very AI-friendly company, to the tune of $50 billion invested in OpenAI,” Cage said Saturday during a panel on the Empire Stage at New York Comic Con. “I […]
Why Silver Lake’s Hottest New Hotel Took So Long to Open (Blame Katy Perry)
After a seemingly endless saga, a 1931 church has been resurrected as the neighborhood’s trendiest boutique property.
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Sets Holiday Hulu Special Release Date, Teases First Look at NYCC
It’s Christmas time for the Belchers in the “Bob’s Burgers” Hulu-exclusive holiday short, “On the Fort Day of Christmas.” Creator and executive producer Loren Bouchard announced the release date for the short at the “Bob’s Burgers” New York Comic-Con panel on Saturday, also teasing a first-look at the holiday special. Premiering Dec. 7 on Hulu […]
‘Other Mommy’ Delivering $28M in Box Office Debut as ‘Social Reckoning’ Gets Quiet Start
Jessica Chastain stars in director Rob Savage's horror feature that has been hit with a painful D+ CinemaScore.
‘Rio,’ ‘Ice Age’ Director Carlos Saldanha on ‘Wonderful Homecoming’ With Ambitious Brazilian Adventure Film ‘100 Days’: ‘It Deserved a Big Cinema Treatment’
It might have taken pioneering explorer Amyr Klink one hundred days to cross the Atlantic, but it took Carlos Saldanha almost three thousand to bring his story to the big screen. After nearly a decade working on the epic, the “Ice Age” and “Rio” director is finally bringing “100 Days” to audiences as the Brazilian […]
Box Office: ‘Other Mommy’ Spooks Up $12.6 Million on Opening Day, ‘The Social Reckoning’ Debuts to $2.15 Million on Friday
Following major openings like “Obsession,” “Backrooms” and “Resident Evil,” the horror genre’s 2026 box office reign shows no sign of slowing. And with Halloween right around the corner, it makes sense that momentum continued Friday as the supernatural, unnerving thriller “Other Mommy” easily claimed the top spot. The Universal movie, produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, generated […]
Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Brad Bird Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Composer Michael Giacchino as ‘Ray Gunn’ World Premieres in London
The world premiere of Netflix’s animated feature “Ray Gunn” at the London Film Festival on Saturday coincided with a special day for one of its key creatives. As director Brad Bird noted in the introduction at the Royal Festival Hall, the premiere for the neo-noir sci-fi was also composer Michael Giacchino’s birthday. Bird then invited […]
AMC’s ‘Mayfair Witches: Salem Coven’ Gets December Debut as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Carrie-Anne Moss Tease ‘Kill Jackie’ and ‘Yaga’ at NYCC
AMC Global Media teased four series on its Friday afternoon panel, which also featured never-before-seen footage from 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.'
Bill Burr vs. Facebook: Inside ‘The Social Reckoning’ Fantasy of the Comedian Speaking Truth to Power
Mark Zuckerberg has shut out dissenting voices; Aaron Sorkin and Burr talk about building the fiction of letting the stand-up get under his (and Jeremy Strong's) skin.
‘Squadron 42’ Release Nears as Cloud Imperium Opens Steam Wishlist
Cloud Imperium Games’ “Squadron 42” is now available to wishlist on Steam ahead of its planned Q2 2027 release. The single-player sci-fi adventure game is set in the year 2945, as the United Empire of Earth is threatened by outlaws and hostile aliens alike. Players enlist as a rookie in the UEE Navy and embark […]
‘The Social Reckoning’ Breakout Portia Doubleday on Playing ‘White Girl Wasted’ Conspiracy Theorist: ‘I Knew People Who Were Radicalized’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Social Reckoning,” now playing in theaters. Aaron Sorkin’s new film “The Social Reckoning” begins with a vignette about the impact of social media that’s as chilling as any statistic about the dangers of social media. And Portia Doubleday sits at its center, portraying the human toll of […]
Oscars: U.K. Selects ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution,’ Documentary About Iran, as Best International Feature Entry
Pegah Ahangarani’s acclaimed look at her life in exile and her native country's political turmoil was already a leading contender for Best Documentary.
Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura and More Brazilian Academy Members Release Open Letter Expressing ‘Concern’ Over Brazil’s Presidential Elections (EXCLUSIVE)
Several Brazilian members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including Oscar nominees Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Emilie Lesclaux, Fernando Meirelles, Alê Abreu and Petra Costa, and Oscar-winning producer Rodrigo Teixeira (“I’m Still Here”), have released an open letter calling international attention to the upcoming second round of Brazil’s presidential elections. The […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Warns AI Models Are “Being Trained To Hijack Your Intimacy”
In a new video interview for The New York Times, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, serving as the United Nations’ global advocate of human-centric digital governance, has some concerning words about the impact of artificial intelligence. Things like the “decline of democracy, the decline of human empathy” and the hijacking “of your intimacy.” The video interview takes […]
Oscars: UK Selects ‘Rehearsals For A Revolution’ For Best International Feature Film
The UK has selected Pegah Ahangarani’s Rehearsals For A Revolution as its entry to the Best International Feature Film category of the 99th Academy Awards. The film explores Iranian filmmaker Ahangarani’s experience of exile as she rebuilds her life and creative practice in London, through five portraits of relatives and mentors, which are also expressions […]
Netflix’s ‘The Blue Road’ Director Han Jun-hee On Taking Risks With Stories & Shooting In Japan
Korean writer-director Han Jun-hee talked strategies for getting audiences to respond to risky or unfamiliar material in a masterclass at Netflix’s Creative Asia day at Busan International Film Festival. “There has to be risk for something to be interesting. Only if you take risks can you tell an interesting story. Trying to play it safe […]
Ray Gunn – first-look review
Brad Bird returns to animation with an absolute humdinger of noir-inflected retrofuturist thrills in a film that boasts stellar voice work from Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits.
Brad Bird on Why He Took ‘Ray Gunn’ to Skydance Instead of Pixar: Making Animated Films for Teens and Adults ‘Shouldn’t Be a Controversial Decision’
On a balmy April afternoon at Abbey Road Studios in London, a 74-piece orchestra comprised of violinists, cellists, flautists and even an organ-payer, is packed into Studio One. The iconic room, which has hosted musical legends from Edward Elgar to Harry Styles, is painted “Toy Story” blue, a fitting color given the reason everyone is […]
‘La Bola Negra’ Directors Dig Into Generational Trauma: “Something Touched Deep Inside” – Contenders London
Spanish directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi delved into the generational trauma behind award-winning film La Bola Negra at Deadline’s Contenders London. The feature – revolving around the interconnected stories of three gay men in 1932, 1937 and 2017 – took its cue from Alberto Conejero’s 2013 play La piedra oscura, which in turn was […]
Six-Armed, Two-Legged Spider Princess Tale ‘Migali’ Unpacked by Its Director Ahead of MipJunior World Premiere
At MIPJunior, it’s not often that a little creeper gets put out on center-stage. But on Oct. 10, as “Migali” makes its world premiere in front of buyers from all across the globe, a tiny spider princess seems to be set on weaving webs of laughter and fun at the unmissable Cannes children’s TV market. […]
‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Brad Bird’s Longtime Passion Project Is a Retro-Futurist Detective Story with a Muddled Message
The "Iron Giant" and "Incredibles" filmmaker and legendary animator has been kicking around his jetpack-powered noir-meets-"Blade Runner" feature for decades. The result is immersive, but too sprawling.
‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson in Brad Bird’s Forgettable Netflix Animated Neo-Noir
Produced by Skydance Animation's John Lasseter and also starring Tom Waits and Bobby Cannavale, the film follows a golden-hearted private eye hired to wrangle a famously volatile starlet.
‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Sam Rockwell And Scarlett Johansson Channel Bogie And Bacall In Brad Bird’s Nifty Sci-Fi/Film Noir Mashup – London Film Festival
If David Ellison wants a ticket to the Oscars this year it most likely won’t be with anything from Paramount or even (so far) from Warner Bros, but if you said Netflix you might be on the right track. Ray Gunn, from Oscar-winning filmmaker Brad Bird (Ratatouille, The Incredibles), comes out of Skydance Animation’s original […]
‘Ray Gunn’ Review: Brad Bird’s Latest Animated Feature Is a Giddy Retro-Futurist Noir With More Energy Than Charm
“Welcome to the future,” we hear several times in “Ray Gunn” — not that the brave new world it presents is all that welcoming. Or, for that matter, particularly brave or new. The good news is we finally have flying cars and superpowered jetpacks; in other respects, though, we haven’t come a long way at […]
Fashion Designer Bob Mackie Suffered Head Trauma In Fall Days Before Death – Report
Bob Mackie, the celebrated fashion designer known for the eye-popping gowns and costumes worn by Cher, Carol Burnett and many other stars, sustained an injury in a fall just days before he died on September 14 in a Palm Springs hospital. According to an exclusive new report in US magazine, Mackie’s immediate cause of death […]
Prime Video Takes Global on Turkish AI-Generated Movie ‘Çukur:Vartolu,’ a Spin-Off From the Hit Series Known Internationally as ‘The Pit’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Prime Video has taken global rights to Turkish TV powerhouse Ay Yapim’s AI movie “Çukur: Vartolu,” a spin-off from its hit series “Çukur,” known internationally as “The Pit.” “Çukur: Vartolu” is produced by Ay Yapim under its Singapore-based artificial intelligence studio AI Yapim that in August launched the AI-generated historical drama “Castle Walls” also on […]
Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo On Directing Rwanda’s Oscar Submission ‘Ben’Imana’: “We Need To Understand What Happened” – Contenders London
It’s been a good year for Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo; after directing the first Rwandan feature to be accepted into the official selection by the Cannes film festival, where she was awarded the Camera d’Or, her film Ben’Imana was recently nominated as the country’s first ever Oscar submission. Set in 2012, 18 years after the genocide against […]
‘Project Hail Mary’ DoP Greig Fraser Says The Film Was The “Most Complicated” He’s Ever Shot — Contenders London
Oscar-winning DoP Greig Fraser knows a thing or two about working on challenging movies, from Dune to The Batman, Rogue One to Zero Dark Thirty. At Deadline’s Contenders London event today, the in-demand cinematographer revealed that none were as challenging as Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s space hit Project Hail Mary: “This was the most […]
Penélope Cruz On Working With Javier Bardem In Florian Zeller’s “Bunker”: “We Knew Florian Was Never Going To Manipulate Anything From Our Real Relationship” — Contenders London
Florian Zeller and Penélope Cruz stepped into Deadline’s Contenders event in London where the duo discussed their upcoming psychological thriller, Bunker. The film, which Zeller wrote, produced and directed, sees Cruz star as the wife of her real-life husband Javier Bardem as their characters face emotional and moral challenges in an increasingly uncertain world. Bardem […]
Naomi Ackie Discusses “Hollywood Machine,” Her ‘Star Wars’ Experience and Buying a Crank Radio
During a London Film Fest talk, she also shared how she'd love to star in a musical or play a wordless role, that she is "obsessed with 'Obsession,'" and how playing Whitney Houston changed everything.
Léa Seydoux & Marie Kreutzer On The “Earthquake” At The Heart Of ‘Gentle Monster’ — Contenders London
Gentle Monster writer-director Marie Kreutzer and star Léa Seydoux took to the stage at Deadline’s Contenders London event to discuss the journey behind their Cannes drama. Seydoux plays Lucy, an experimental pianist who moves with her beloved but panic attack-liable husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) and young son to a rural farmhouse in Bavaria. Life seems […]
Guy Nattiv & Carrie Coon On Finding Empathy In ‘The Liberation’: “Who Are We To Say What Is Required For Someone To Move On?” — Contenders London
Writer-director Guy Nattiv and actress Carrie Coon joined Deadline’s Contenders London event today where the pair discussed making The Liberation, a very personal story inspired by real events from Nattiv’s own grandmother. The film, which Bleecker Street is releasing in in the U.S. in January, is set in the early 1980s where Rita, a depressed […]
Netflix Romance ‘Love Untangled’ Director Namkoong Sun on Netflix Freedom and the Funding and Distribution Gap in Korean Indie Film
Namkoong Sun, director of Netflix’s Korean romance “Love Untangled,” said her first commercial feature felt little different from her independent films once cameras rolled, apart from the scale. The freedom, she added, came with weight. Namkoong was speaking at “New Voices in Film,” an industry panel staged by the Busan International Film Festival and Netflix […]
Siân Heder & The ‘Being Heumann’ Crew On Creating An Inclusive Film & Production Environment — Contenders London
“I think we created history,” Being Heumann producer Kevin Walsh concluded this morning during a Q&A session at Deadline’s Contenders London. The veteran producer wasn’t speaking specifically about the feature film, but the accessible environment he and director Siân Heder created on the film’s set. “We are as proud of that as we are of […]
‘Wildwood Director’ Travis Knight On LAIKA’s Stop-Motion Fantasy Epic: “It Took Us 16 Years To Make This Movie” – Contenders London
Travis Knight took to the stage at Deadline’s Contenders London event to explain just how much work had gone into making LAIKA’s new release Wildwood. Accompanied by cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, composer Dario Marianelli and costume designer Deb Cook, Knight revealed that the legendarily difficult stop-motion process did not exactly make life easy when making a […]
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin Talk ‘Everest: The Other Side’: “This Is The Most Difficult Film We’ve Made” – Contenders London
Oscar-winning directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin dug into the challenges of making Everest: The Other Side at Deadline’s Contenders London event on Saturday. The heart-stopping documentary follows the quest of mountaineer-skiers Jim Morrison, who joined them on stage, and Hilaree Nelson to scale the North Face of Mount Everest and the ski down […]
‘Decision to Leave’ Cinematographer Kim Ji-yong on Chasing Natural Light for Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’: ‘This Is the One Where We Worried, Debated and Planned the Most’
When Kim Ji-yong read the script for “Possible Love,” its emotional climax, set in a still forest by the beach, had no wind in it. Korean summer storms on location changed that. The cinematographer behind “Decision to Leave” and “Squid Game” Season 2 asked director Lee Chang-dong to change the scene’s setup, a choice that […]
Hollywood Executives See Growing Market for Asian Stories, but ‘Every Movie Is Still a Fight’
Hollywood’s appetite for Asian stories has broadened, but for Lionsgate’s Helen Lee-Kim, “every movie is still a fight.” Lee-Kim, the studio’s president of international, made the remark at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market during the panel “UTA × Gold House: Hollywood & The Asian Diaspora,” moderated by Variety‘s Asia Editor […]
Why Netflix, Amazon and Other Streamers Haven’t Proved Saviors for the Kids Content Industry
The major problem for so many kids content producers these days is getting their series financed. Many are now at Mipcom, the world’s biggest annual TV confab set to take place from Monday in Cannes, the same French Riviera city that hosts the legendary film festival. Proceedings kicked off Saturday with MipJunior, the kids & […]
Generative AI Still Needs Artists’ Judgment, Says Netflix’s Eyeline GenFX Chief James Rustad at Busan
Generative AI can widen the options for a visual effects shot, but artists still decide which of them serve the story, according to James Rustad, global head of GenFX at Eyeline, Netflix’s in-house VFX studio. Rustad made the case at an InnoAsia session “Making What’s Next: Generative AI and the Future of Filmmaking at Eyeline,” […]
Netflix’s ‘The Blue Road’ Director Han Jun-hee on Why Playing It Safe Is the Real Risk
When Han Jun-hee binge-watched “House of Cards,” the series struck him as a game changer. It left him with one ambition: to make a story no one had told before, but that many people would watch. Delivering a masterclass at Netflix’s Creative Asia program during the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), the director of “Coin […]
Danny Boyle On The Challenges Of Rupert Murdoch & ‘The Sun’ Film ‘Ink’: “We Had A Siege Mentality While Making It” — Contenders London
At Deadline’s Contenders London event this morning, Ink director Danny Boyle has spoken about the challenges he and his film team faced making the origin story of Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid The Sun. The filmmaker was joined on stage by writer James Graham and actor Jack O’Connell. “We had a siege mentality while making it”, […]
Mike Leigh, Marion Bailey & Kate O’Flynn On The Close Collaboration Behind ‘Tender Loving Care’ — Contenders London
“It’s quite practical,” actor Kate O’Flynn concluded this morning when quizzed on working on Tender Loving Care with veteran filmmaker Mike Leigh, best known for his unique pre-production process, which includes no script and a collaborative approach to story development. O’Flynn was speaking on stage at Deadline’s London Contenders event alongside Leigh and her co-star, […]
AI Can Cut Film Budgets by Up to 40%, Says ‘The Outlaws’ Director Kang Yoon-sung, as Netflix Reveals Use on 300 Titles: ‘A Human Touch Is Absolutely Essential’
Netflix has used AI in one form or another on some 300 of its titles, Lee Sung-gyun, the streamer’s senior director of APAC production, told an audience at the Busan International Film Festival. On the same panel, “The Outlaws” director Kang Yoon-sung said AI workflows could take 30% to 40% off a feature film’s production […]
AI Tools Bring Efficiencies But Have Limitations, Says Weta CTO Kimball Thurston: “Tech Companies Should Collaborate More With Creatives”
Kimball Thurston, Weta FX’s chief technology officer, Korean filmmaker Kang Yun-sung and Netflix’s APAC Senior Director, Production, Sung Q Lee, discussed the advantages and limitations of using AI tools in production workflows during Netflix’s Creative Asia day at Busan International Film Festival. They agreed that AI is bringing a range of efficiencies to the production […]
Brad Bird Talks Long-Gestating Passion Project ‘Ray Gunn’ & Portraying “Characters Who Are Desperate” In Utopia — Contenders London
“It seems like the only way to look at the future these days is as dystopia,” said director Brad Bird at Deadline’s Contenders London this weekend. “And that’s fine. I love a lot of movies that take that thing, but there are other ways to look at the future too, and you can.” Bird was […]
Busan Market Chief Ellen Y.D. Kim Plots Year-Round ACFM 365 Platform, Warns Public Funding Has Stalled
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) should grow beyond its four days in Busan into a platform that runs all year, director Ellen Y.D. Kim tells Variety. She adds that public money for the market has not grown alongside it. Kim calls the idea ACFM 365. It would be a permanent database and matchmaking […]
‘Bedford Park’ Star Moon Choi Charts Her Own Path Between Korea and Hollywood
The rising Korean actress brings her acclaimed American indie romance with Son Sukku to Busan, where she’s also serving on the festival’s main competition jury led by Chinese filmmaking legend Zhang Yimou.
Deadline’s Contenders Film: London Kicks Off With A Dozen Buzzy Awards-Season Movies
Try telling Londoners that cinema is dead and they will direct you to the BFI Imax cinema on the Southbank, where Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is still playing to sold-out houses nearly three months after its release. But if you’ve been there, done that, 2026 still has some surprises left up its sleeve, and plenty […]
Vietnamese Supernatural Horror ‘Bloodline: The Curse Within’ Heads to Busan Market With Mockingbird Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
Vietnamese supernatural horror film “Bloodline: The Curse Within” will be introduced to international buyers by Mockingbird Pictures at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the market of the Busan International Film Festival. The company holds worldwide distribution rights to the film, which will open in theaters across Vietnam on Dec. 25. Directed by Đinh […]
Movistar Plus Drives Into YA Comedy, Smart Social Issue Genre
Over the last two years, no Spanish company has helped drive Spanish content onto the world stage more than Movistar Plus, the biggest Spanish pay TV/SVOD operator. Since 2025 alone, Movistar Plus Originals have scored the two top prizes at Series Mania with “Querer” and “Celeste,” has earned two Oscar nominations with “Sirāt,” while “La […]
Netflix Says 67% of Surveyed Members Want to Visit Korea as Busan’s Creative Asia Puts Locations in Focus
Netflix research found that 67% of surveyed members internationally expressed interest in visiting South Korea. For the streamer’s Sung Q Lee, the pull lies in the stories set there, rather than the scenery alone. Lee, Netflix’s senior director of APAC production, made the case at the opening masterclass of Creative Asia, which Netflix and the […]
Spain’s TV Powerhouses Forge New Partnerships as Series Biz Evolves
Spain’s TV industry is shifting gears as international buyers grow more selective, prompting its leading operators to rethink their series business. Pay TV operator Movistar Plus is scaling up in Spanish originals. Atresmedia is strengthening its longstanding relationship with Netflix, while Mediterráneo Mediaset is placing a large emphasis on international sales. Meanwhile, public broadcasters are […]
Vietnamese Horror ‘Arithmadtic’ Leads Bee Entertainment’s Busan Market Slate, With New Film From ‘The Corpse’ Director
Psychological horror “Arithmadtic,” set in an elite international school, leads a genre-heavy slate that Vietnam’s Bee Entertainment is presenting to buyers at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM). Vietnamese films grossed more than VND3 trillion ($114 million) at home in 2025, outperforming international titles in the local market for the first time. Bee is […]
Cambodian Remake of Korean Mother-Daughter Drama ‘Wedding Dress’ Leads Abnormal Studios’ Busan Market Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
A Phnom Penh-set reworking of Kwon Hyung-jin’s 2010 South Korean drama “Wedding Dress” is the lead title for Malaysia’s Abnormal Studios at this year’s Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan, where the company is selling the film ahead of its local release. The new version centers on Dalin, a single mother who designs bridal […]
‘Exorcism of God’ Director Alejandro Hidalgo to Helm Malaysian Hungry Ghost Festival Horror ‘The Hungry One’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Alejandro Hidalgo, director of “The Exorcism of God,” is set to make “The Hungry One,” a supernatural horror film unfolding over Malaysia’s Hungry Ghost Festival. Kuala Lumpur-based Abnormal Studios is handling worldwide sales and is introducing the project at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market. Singapore-based Clover Films has already picked […]
Michael Douglas Tells Bill Maher About Smuggling Marijuana in Suitcases, Slams ‘Nepo Baby’ Label
On Friday night, Michael Douglas stopped by “Real Time with Bill Maher” to promote his mammoth memoir “One Helluva Ride,” chronicling the acclaimed actor and producer’s rise through the Hollywood ranks, from winning the Best Picture Oscar for producing “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” to winning the Best Actor Oscar for “Wall Street” to […]
Edward Zhang, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey Star in China-U.S. WWII Spy Series ‘Operation Doolittle,’ Heading to Busan Market (EXCLUSIVE)
World War II espionage drama “Operation Doolittle,” a China-U.S. co-production starring Edward Zhang, Casper Van Dien and Jeff Fahey, is heading to the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market, where Cappu Films is presenting it to buyers as worldwide sales agent. The nine-part series, made up of 60-minute episodes, also stars Ning […]
BlumFest Haunts New York Comic Con 2026: All the Highlights From Blumhouse Atomic Monster
Craig Zobel was unveiled as the director for the adaptation of James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s 'Something is Killing the Children,' while Curry Barker, Mike Flanagan, James Wan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Harbour, LaKeith Stanfield and Kristen Bell made appearances.